Author: <span>Travis Rodgers</span>
Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Legal, Mesothelioma News

Asbestos Advocates Sue Federal Agencies for East Wing Records

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is suing the Trump Administration for access to records related to asbestos safety during the demolition of the White House’s East Wing. The lawsuit names the Executive Office of the President, U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior and the National […]

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asbestos exposure, Companies, Legal, Lung Cancer (Non-Meso), mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Lawmakers Renew Asbestos Ban Effort to Prevent Mesothelioma

 

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and Don Bacon of Nebraska are leading a bipartisan effort to pass the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025. This updated version of a bill previously introduced in Congress would ban all types of asbestos in the United States. Health experts, labor groups […]

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Mesothelioma Blood Test, Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy Offer Hope

 

Researchers are reporting promising advances for people with pleural mesothelioma who can have surgery. One tested immunotherapy given before and after surgery. The other studied a blood test that helps doctors detect mesothelioma earlier than scans. Doctors at several cancer centers, including Johns Hopkins, ran an early clinical trial testing immunotherapy for mesothelioma. They gave […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Join ADAO’s 20th Annual Asbestos Awareness & Prevention Event

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will host its 20th annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference on September 12 and 13 in New York City at the Westin Grand Central hotel. Global experts will discuss diagnosing, treating and preventing asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma, as well as policy, advocacy and asbestos law.  Linda Reinstein, ADAO co-founder and […]

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Asbestos (general), Companies, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Trust Funds

Judge Approves Presperse $50M Talc-Asbestos Bankruptcy Deal

 

Hundreds of asbestos exposure injury claims are set to be resolved after a federal judge approved a bankruptcy plan for cosmetics supplier Presperse and its parent company Sumitomo Corporation. The company, which has battled asbestos-related lawsuits since 2015, faced a recent wave of litigation from people who claimed they were exposed to asbestos through its […]

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Cancer Center, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Treatment

2025’s Top Cancer Hospitals: Best Places for Mesothelioma Care

 

People diagnosed with mesothelioma have another reason to trust major hospitals this year. U.S. News & World Report released its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals for Cancer list, ranking the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as the top hospital for cancer care in America for the 11th year. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc, Talcum powder

MA Jury Awards Landmark $42M Verdict in J&J Talc Lawsuit

 

A Boston jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $42 million to a Massachusetts family, finding its baby powder caused Paul Lovell’s mesothelioma. He testified that he used J&J’s baby powder for 40 years, applying it to himself and his children, and that he was diagnosed in 2021.  The verdict is among […]

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$9M Mesothelioma Verdict Over Asbestos Shotgun Shells

 

A Delaware jury awarded $9 million to the family of Eugene Schoepke, an Illinois hunter who died from mesothelioma in 2022. The lawsuit argued companies added asbestos to Remington and DuPont shotgun shells in the 1960s and failed to warn consumers, putting the public at risk. Schoepke hunted for many years and repeatedly used these […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Cancer (Non-Meso), mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Product, talc, Talcum powder

Experts Warn: Talc Could Pose a Serious Health Risk

 

Leading scientists and doctors recently met with officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, participating in the FDA Expert Panel on Talc to talk about the potential danger of this mineral. They discussed talc’s continued use in many foods, medicines and cosmetics and the public health risks this could pose. The panel noted the […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, Compensation, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Court Ruling Marks Major Shift in Mesothelioma Lawsuits

 

The South Carolina Supreme Court has taken a major step in protecting the rights of people with mesothelioma as a result of legacy asbestos. On May 21, 2025, the court ruled against Atlas Turner, which has a long history of producing asbestos-containing products.  Donna Welch filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Atlas Turner that alleged […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Clinic That Helped Libby Mesothelioma Survivors Shuttered

 

For 25 years, Libby, Montana’s Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, also known as CARD, has helped thousands of people with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. But the clinic has now closed its doors after the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office delivered a writ of execution, ordering the clinic to pay $3.1 million to settle a […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, johnson, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Johnson & Johnson Targets Mesothelioma Expert Again

 

Johnson & Johnson is trying a different strategy to discredit a reputable mesothelioma expert as asbestos claims against its talc products continue to climb. The company reopened a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Dr. Jacqueline Moline, an expert witness who has supported plaintiffs’ claims that J&J’s talc-contaminated […]

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asbestos exposure, Cancer (Non-Meso), johnson, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, settlement, talc

Judge Rejects J&J’s $10 Billion Talc Settlement

 

United States Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. López of the Southern District of Texas has denied Johnson & Johnson’s $10 billion baby powder settlement proposal. This is the third time J&J’s bankruptcy strategy has failed in court. If approved, J&J’s plan would have ended more than 60,000 ovarian cancer lawsuits. The company estimates each plaintiff with […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Mesothelioma News

Asbestos Contamination Expected to Delay Wildfire Cleanup

 

Asbestos testing with certified asbestos consultants and other experts has been ongoing since 2 wildfires – the Eaton and Palisades fires – blazed across California in January 2025. More properties that burned in the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, have now tested positive for asbestos, according to Senator Adam Schiff.  The U.S. Army Corps of […]

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Asbestos (general), Compensation, Georgia Legal, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, New York Legal, Wrongful death

New Laws May Threaten Mesothelioma Payouts

 

Georgia, Missouri and Arkansas have now all passed bills limiting the damages people can receive and reducing the time people have to file personal injury cases. The Montana House of Representatives is also moving forward with several bills that, if passed, would reduce the statute of limitations for property damage claims and make the process […]

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